Tuesday, 29 January 2013

Here are a few of the new Metro which were launched at Top Drawer. The range comprises of 12 designs 150mm square. The male market is a difficult one but I really enjoy designing for it so I had a bit of fun playing with quirky topics that I hope will appeal to a variety of male ages with subjects from vintage cameras, man sheds, cycling to trekking and astronomy!

Friday, 18 January 2013

Sunday arrived and there was a sense of excitement and anticipation. We made sure we arrived early just incase we need to sort any of the stand out before we started.

A lot of the other publishers commented that footfall was down on other years, partly down to the fact of the snow that was threatened on the Monday and Tuesday, but of course I had nothing to compare it to and enjoyed the whole experience. Over the three days we had a lot of interest in the ranges especially "Metro" with comments that it was a different male range on offer.

Although I did not come away with a stack of orders, I have a book full of contacts and follow ups to get started on which I am very excited about. It was also great to spend some time with fellow publishers all of whom were really helpful, it is such a great industry to be a part of.

All in all I feel the show was a success for me and I am glad that I did it and I have decided that I will do PG Live in May too, so better get planning!

I have to say a big thank you to my husband Richard who help me set up and was my support on the Sunday. Also to Fiona and Carolyne who helped me on the Monday and Tuesday and to my Mum and Dad who did all the school runs it was much appreciated!

Tuesday, 8 January 2013

Just a quick post as I was so proud to see my new Metro design in print in the recent edition (Jan) of Progressive Greetings (a trade magazine). It is in the innovation section promoting all new designs that will be at Top Drawer!

Here is hoping that I can achieve most of them. I will be back soon with posts about the run up to Top Drawer along with a full report of the show plus a look into the process of how I came up with all the new ranges.

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Red Berry Cards is an independent design-led greeting card company, established in 2011 and based in the east of England.
With over 20 years experience as a graphic designer I decided that the time was right to go it alone and develop my own ideas and products. Driven by a creative passion to produce striking illustrated designs my aim is to produce a fun and contemporary range of cards that everyone will enjoy as much as I loved creating them.
All the designs are printed on a high quality textured board and individually cello wrapped with a coordinated envelope, all of which is produced right here in the UK. As well as creating unique cards I am committed to supporting the environment, so strive to only use stock which is sourced from sustainable forests and FSC certified printers.

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